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Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise: Several states declare public holiday

insidetrack IndiaAugust 17, 2018

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NEW DELHI: Several states have declared a public holiday tomorrow as a mark of respect for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away in New Delhi today.
All schools, colleges and government offices will remain closed on August 17 in states like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one of India’s most charismatic leaders who led the nation through several crises and held together a tenuous coalition with his inclusive politics, died at 93 after a prolonged illness.

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Today is the day of mourning for the whole country but seeing Modi, all peoples has kept their heart alive, whom we are seeing as the other vajpayee
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“It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at 05:05 PM,” the AIIMS said in a statement.

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